Minimalism by james meyer meet your next favorite book. He is a noted specialist and lecturer in minimalism, as well as other forms of american art of the 1960s, and contemporary forms of institutional critique. Art and polemics in the sixties and the editor of the aids crisis is ridiculous and other writings 19862003 by gregg bordowitz mit press, 2004. Minimalism by james meyer booksamillion online book store. Editor james meyer is a specialist who has written extensively on carl andre, donald judd, dan flavin, and sol lewitt, four of the. The term minimalism was coined to describe the work of a group of america. A beautifully illustrated book, internationally recognized as the definitive survey of minimalism.
Buy minimalism by james meyer from waterstones today. Editor james meyer is a specialist who has written extensively on carl andre, donald judd, dan flavin, and sol lewitt, four of the seminal. Overview the term minimalism was coined to describe the work of a group of american artists who, in the 1960s, produced a decidedly unexpressionistic, reductive work with a hard industrial feel. Survey critic and art historian james meyer, a leading authority on minimalism, examines the movement from its beginnings to its broader cultural influence. Critic and art historian meyer, a leading authority on minimalism, examines the style from its inception to its broader cultural influence.
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James meyers minimalism is a large, weighty book, filled with pictures, in between which are crammed immense amounts of information, ranging from snippets of commentary to exhaustive philosophical analyses. The first season of the show was nominated for emmy awards. Meyers first book became an editors pick among art books last year. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Working minimalism this ebook list for those who looking for to read working minimalism, you can read or download in pdf, epub or mobi.
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James meyer is associate professor of art history at emory university. The middle section of this tripartite tome contains most of the illustrations, each of which is captioned with a cliffsnoteslike summary. A day without minimalism probably wouldnt kill me but why risk it notebook. May some of ebooks not available on your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of library websites. Editor james meyer is a specialist who has written extensively on carl andre, donald judd, dan. Despite the intellectual thorniness of this art, meyer avoids the turgidity that marks much of the writing associated with it.
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He traces in comprehensive detail the emergence of six figures associated with the developmentcarl. James meyer is a writer and art historian who has been teaching contemporary art and critical theory at emory university, atlanta, since 1994. Minimalism is the thing that gets us past the things so we can make room for lifes most important thingswhich actually arent things at all. The book is well produced and generously illustrated with good quality colour and black and white images.
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Art and polemics in the sixties yale university press, 2001, meyer also is editor of minimalism phaidon, 2000 and cuts. While numerous minimalist painters exist, among them robert ryman, robert mangold and brice marden, most of the key minimalists andre. In this highly readable history of minimalist art james meyer argues that. James sampson meyer the term, minimalism, was coined to describe the work of a group of american artists who developed a new kind of whole or serial geometric abstraction during the 1960s. Minimalism edited by james meyer phaidon themes and movements series, 2000 isbn 0 7148 3460 2. This sourcebook features an excellent selection of nearly 300 color. Part of phaidons themes and movements series, minimalism offers the first straightforward and useful summary of the output and outlook of the artists associated with minimalism in its heyday, as well as its subsequent development into more nuanced visual forms and its relationship to postmodernism.
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